David, who believes the tunnel was used by devil worshippers to sacrifice local children, is flooded with memories as he sees a ghostly version of his wife: the voice in the toilet ordered him to kill his wife and, in a rage, he drowned her in the canal. This stress is compounded when David's work partner Claire gives him a reel of footage to be archived that shows that his house was the setting for a brutal murder in 1902. On day she falls into the canal and manages to get up on an abandoned raft. Our waterways never stop moving, and we never stop working to help them thrive. But many were doomed to fail. Film archivist David (Rupert Evans) has been having a rough time lately, as he suspects that his wife Alice (Hannah Hoekstra) has been cheating on him with Alex (Carl Shaaban), one of her work clients. The ghost strangles Claire, and David flees, only to run into McNamara, who was watching the house. From reservoirs to club-managed canals and river stretches - find your nearest place to fish, Download your free guide today and start exploring the waterway nature near you. I personally think the film was just a tad too slow in the beginning and Kavanagh will lose impatient movie watchers unsure of whether the investment will be worth it.Without spoiling the ending, I thoroughly enjoyed it and it had me squirming and gasping. Title: Twenty-two kilometers south of town, there was a fisherman village that stood along both sides of a canal. In our digitised archive you can view over 22,000 images and 37,000 historic records which tell the fascinating story of our canals and rivers. Find out how our expert teams work together to make life better by water, We have vacancies across all of our waterways and in the offices, museums and attractions that support them. Jinga Films Launches Horror Distribution Arm Danse Macabre, Expands Genre Focus (Exclusive), Andi Matichak & Emile Hirsch Horror ‘Son’ Sells To AMC’s Shudder & Rlje Films, ‘Halloween’ Star Andi Matichak, Emile Hirsch Board Horror ‘Son’ For Ivan Kavanagh, Altitude – Afm. It certainly would have looked very different. Now on his own, David turns to Claire for help in developing footage; she reluctantly agrees. (2014). A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want. The film had its world premiere on 18 April 2014, at the Tribeca Film Festival, and stars Rupert Evans as a father investigating a horrific murder that took place in his home in the early 1900s. A depressed and stressed film archivist finds his sanity crumbling after he is given an old 16mm film reel with footage from a horrific murder that occurred in the early 1900's. Independent film The Canal smartly produces a slow-paced psychological horror that interesting imagines a new take on the haunting genre.Ivan Kavanagh is the brainchild behind this original and brilliantly conceived film. [3], Critical reception for The Canal has been generally positive and the film holds a rating of 75% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 20 reviews, and the average rating is 6 out of 10. Dedicate it in celebration of a loved one today, Make a difference to the wellbeing of your community, We are caring and open and aim to put our supporters at the heart of everything we do. David grabs her and locks her in a closet with Billy as he searches the house. [2] While creating the script, Kavanagh drew upon his own fears and wrote the script in a "start-to-finish" manner, beginning with the first page of the script. A creepy voice whispers unintelligibly to him and, before passing out, David sees what he believes to be a ghostly figure murder his wife. The film had its world premiere on 18 April 2014, at the Tribeca Film Festival, and stars Rupert Evans as a father investigating a horrific murder that took place in his home in the early 1900s.[1]. We're proud to be the guardians of our historic canals and rivers, as well as the bridges, aqueducts and numerous other heritage structures dotted along them. Could you join your local Towpath Taskforce team and help us to keep our canals looking lovely? You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Claire drops by David's house to deliver the developed film stock, and he convinces her to watch it with him. [10], Irish horror film, directed by Ivan Kavanagh, "Tribeca 2014: Watch The Pulse Pounding Trailer For Midnighter THE CANAL", "Ivan Kavanagh's 'The Canal' to have World Premiere at Tribeca", "Meet the 2014 Tribeca Filmmakers #35: Ivan Kavanagh on Putting His Own Fears Into 'The Canal, "Tribeca: The Festival's Best Horror Movie Comes From...Ireland? The Canal is more atmospheric than most horror films currently being produced and very psychological with a horrific twist. In our digitised archive you can view over 22,000 images and 37,000 historic records which tell the fascinating story of our canals and rivers.

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